TREU, Alexander
| Service Number: | 2880 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lochinvar, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Woolpresser |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 19A |
| Memorials: | Lochinvar and Keinbah Districts War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2880, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2880, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2880, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alexander Treu was the oldest son of Frank and Catherine Treu, of Lochinvar, NSW, a small town near Maitland. He had been promoted to the rank of Sergeant before he was wounded in Belgium on the 4 October 1917. His wounds were severe, shrapnel to the abdomen, and he was sent to the No.53 General Hospital at Boulogne in France. Despite all efforts he died from his wounds over a month later.
His only brother, 611 Gunner Arthur West Treu 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, was killed in action Belgium 3 August 1917, aged 23. (Served as Arthur W. Black).
A letter was published in the Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW) in March 1918,
‘Mrs. Treu is in receipt of the following letter from Nurse Weir, concerning her son, the late Sergeant Alex. Treu, — Dear Mrs. Treu, Your son, Sgt. Alec Treu, 2880, was admitted in to this hospital on Oct. 21, suffering from a severe wound in the stomach. His condition caused us much anxiety from the first, but he did not complain, and for a time he seemed a little better. An abscess formed on his inside, and he had two operations, but he did not improve; in fact, he got worse, and in spite of all that was done for him he passed away this morning (10/11/17), at 3.15 a.m. I am so sorry to have to send you such sad news about your boy. He was such a good patient, and the nurses who took care of him here were very fond of him, and grieved at his loss. I hope it will be a little comfort to you to know that he was well cared for here to the last. It is a great privilege to be allowed to nurse these brave lads, and I wish so much that we had been able to save him to return to his home. May God comfort you.’